Well mechanism



`^ ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. BUSH, OF TURNPIKE, NORTH CAROLINA.

WELL MECHANISM.

&SPECIFICATION o'ming part 0:' Letters Patent No. 345.275, clated July13, 1886.

Application liled November 12, 1885.

To all whom iz? may concew:

Be it known that l, JOHN S. BUSH, of Turnpike, in the county ol' Haywoodand State of North Carolina, have invcnted an Inproved lVell Mechanisn,of which the following is a specification.

The special object of the invention is to improve the operation ofwindlassi ng up water from a well, so that as the bucket is turned foreptying its contents into a trough or other reoeptaclc the sprocket orelevator wheel will be automatically stopped, and in such a way that theperson who is drawing the water will feel the check instantaneousl yandprepare to reverse the windlass.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a longitudinal vertical section of the wellnechanisn, showing very clearly the local relation of the parts. Fig. 2is a plan view showing the position of the dianetrically-opposite stepsor rods which upset the buckets.

In the drawings, A reprcsents a sprocketwheel, and B a ehain for-med of'ectangular links b, jointed alternately to eye-plates b'.

C G are buekets, attaehed by eyes c c to the bails G' OC These bailshave eyes c' c', which turn on pivots above the middle of buekcts whichare ofgreatest weight below these pivots, so as to hang properly.

D is the oscillating shaft, which carries the sproeket-wheel A, and isarranged in suitable bearings, d d', in the uprights D' D'.

E is an ordinary well-box, having the cover or roof F to protect thencchanisn, and to prevent the fall of Snow, rain, or hail into the well.On the inside are attached the troughs or water-receptaclcs G, whichcommunicate Serial Ne 182.553 !No model.)

by a hole, e, with a spout or other conveyance for the water. At alittle further inward than these t'oughs is arranged the cross-bar K,slightly above it. On each bucket is placed,

at the outcr side between and a little above' the pivots, anupwardlyturned hook, I, which,

piece, K, which catehes into the notches ot' block J, thus allowing thewheel to oscillate a halt-revolution in bringing up each bneket.

L is a projectng rin on the side of wheel, to prevent the piece K frombeing knocked off.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofny invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by LettersPatent, is-

1. A well mechanisn consisting of a wind.- ig-shaft, a sprocket-wheelcarrying the arm or piece K, a single sprocket-chain, two buckets, ofwhich one `is on each end of the same ehain, and a block having oppositenotchesj j, as and for the purpose described.

2. The block J, having opposite notches jj, in conbination with thepiece K, attached to wheel A, as and for the purpose specified.

J. S. BUSH.

Witnesses:

J. N. NELsoN, ARTHUR JORDAN.

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